IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0153939
(2002-05-23)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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A method for processing and displaying individual views of the application of pre-defined criteria to textual material. The use of visually-differentiated emphasis to display similarities and differences can take a variety of forms, including color-coded highlighting of text, underlining, circling,
A method for processing and displaying individual views of the application of pre-defined criteria to textual material. The use of visually-differentiated emphasis to display similarities and differences can take a variety of forms, including color-coded highlighting of text, underlining, circling, or the insertion of graphical symbols.
대표청구항
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Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A method for visually displaying selections made by a group of users regarding portions of emphasized text selected by members of said group from a larger body of text, comprising: a. defining criteria for the appropriate selection of said emphasized text;
Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A method for visually displaying selections made by a group of users regarding portions of emphasized text selected by members of said group from a larger body of text, comprising: a. defining criteria for the appropriate selection of said emphasized text; b. providing means for each of said users within said group to review said larger body of text and independently emphasize selected portions of said larger body of text by using an emphasis element to delineate each of said selected portions, thereby creating a separate emphasis-modified text for each user; c. analyzing said emphasis-modified texts for all of said users in order to determine how many of said users elected to emphasize a particular word within said larger body of text; and d. visually displaying the results of said analysis, using a plurality of graduated emphasis elements to indicate an increasing level of consensus as to said selected portions. 2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said emphasis element provided to said users comprises a color used to highlight said selected portions, and wherein said visual displaying of said results comprises the use of a plurality of colors to indicate increasing levels of consensus. 3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein said plurality of colors comprises a progressively darker shade of the same color, wherein a darker shade indicates said increasing level of consensus. 4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: a. wherein said defining criteria include: i. a first criterion, to be used for the selection of a first type of text; ii. a second criterion, to be used for the selection of a second type of text; b. wherein said emphasis means provided to each of said users includes: i. a first color used to highlight text selected according to said first criterion; ii. a second color used to highlight text selected according to said second criterion; c. wherein said step of visually displaying said results includes: i. displaying said selections made according to said first criterion in a progressively darker shade of said first color, wherein a darker shade indicates said increasing level of consensus; and ii. displaying said selections made according to said second criterion in a progressively darker shade of said second color, wherein a darker shade indicates said increasing level of consensus. 5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: a. wherein said defining criteria include: i. a first criterion, to be used for the selection of a first type of text; ii. a second criterion, to be used for the selection of a second type of text; b. wherein said emphasis means provided to each of said users includes: i. a first color used to highlight text selected according to said first criterion; ii. a second color used to highlight text selected according to said second criterion; c. wherein said step of visually displaying said results includes: I. displaying said selections made according to said first criterion in a plurality of different colors, wherein said colors are employed to indicate said increasing level of consensus; and ii. displaying said selections made according to said second criterion in a plurality of different colors, wherein said colors are employed to indicate said increasing level of consensus. 6. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing means for each of said users to annotate said selections of text by adding additional text explaining said user's motive for making said selection. 7. A method as recited in claim 2, further comprising providing means for each of said users to annotate said selections of text by adding additional text explaining said user's motive for making said selection. 8. A method as recited in claim 3, further comprising providing means for each of said users to annotate said selections of text by adding additional text explaining said user's motive for making said selection. 9. A method as recited in claim 4, further comprising providing means for each of said users to annotate said selections of text by adding additional text explaining said user's motive for making said selection. 10. A method as recited in claim 5, further comprising providing means for each of said users to annotate said selections of text by adding additional text explaining said user's motive for making said selection. 11. A method as recited in claim 1, where in said emphasis element provided to said users comprises underlining used to mark said selected portions, and wherein said visual displaying of said results comprises the use of thicker underlining to indicate increasing levels of consensus. 12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said emphasis element provided to said users comprises circling used to mark said selected portions, and wherein said visual displaying of said results comprises the use of thicker underlining to indicate increasing levels of consensus. 13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said emphasis element provided to said users comprises italicizing used to mark said selected portions, and wherein said visual displaying of said results comprises the use of italics having an increasing pitch angle to indicate increasing levels of consensus. 14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said emphasis element provided to said users comprises enlarged text used to mark said selected portions, and wherein said visual displaying of said results comprises the use of increasingly enlarged text to indicate increasing levels of consensus. 15. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said emphasis element provided to said users comprises graphical symbols used to mark said selected portions, and wherein said visual displaying of said results comprises the use of increasingly numerous graphical symbols to indicate increasing levels of consensus.
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